Coronavirus or hayfever? Here's how to tell the difference

While the sunny weather may be welcome during lockdown, it's a mixed blessing for the two million of us in the Midlands who suffer from hayfever.For many, it's added to the anxiety around coronavirus. Some sufferers are worried their symptoms - such as coughing and wheezing - could actually be signs of Covid-19. Others say they've noticed people being wary of them when they're out and about in public.

So do hayfever sufferers have any reason to feel more worried about contracting the virus than anyone else? And could their symptoms actually be something more serious?

Our correspondent Peter Bearne, himself a hayfever sufferer, talks here to pollen expert, Dr Catherine Pashley from the University of Leicester.